Land and online gambling games and equipment supplier Aristocrat has launched its nLive virtual casino solution for the three Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment properties in Southern Arizona. The launch adds to Aristocrat’s footprint of free-play sites, which the US and Australian company claims is the largest in North America. Players at Desert Diamond Casinos’ …
In its latest annual report the Atlantic Lottery in eastern Canada reports a persistent decline in revenues, blaming it on a lack of interest by the important demographic aged below 30 years, and calling for renewed public debate on whether it should join other Canadian lotteries that have gone online. Despite the lower sales, the …
The Dutch government’s plan to launch legalised online gambling in the Netherlands next year has hit what may be a speed bump. The newspaper Dutch News reports that the most senior advisory body in the government, the Council of State, has voiced concerns over the Justice Ministry’s plan for regulation and the abandonment of the …
Figures for June 2014 online gambling in the state of Delaware have been released by the state lottery, recording an increase of 7.1 percent on the numbers for May, but noting a continuing decline in online poker popularity. Overall online gambling revenue for June came in at $184,944, but dismal numbers were reported by online …
The situation for French online poker may be dire (see previous reports) but the nation’s online sports betting vertical – boosted by the World Cup football in Brazil – delivered strong results in the second quarter 2014, with regulator ARJEL reporting: * Wagers up 44 percent y-o-y at Euro 286 million; * Gross profit up …
752 computer sets seized in Malaysian police anti-online gambling operations last year were destroyed in Georgetown Thursday by police intent on taking the equipment permanently off the market. Malaysian illegal operators have proved to be extraordinarily persistent, quickly re-equipping from a variety of sources after their computers have been seized in police raids. Timur Laut …
Swedish online gambling content developer Yggdrasil Gaming has some fun with fungi in its latest slot unveiled Thursday and titled Magic Mushrooms. The game is a fantasy world-themed slot where players can win on an unchronological draw slot – a first for a high performance casino product, a spokesman claimed. The majority of standard online …
Britain’s advertising watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority has again been active; banning advertisements flighted by Spin Palace and Jackpot Cafe. Malta-licensed Spin Palace provoked a complaint in respect of an advertisement promising sign up bonuses and a click through to more information. The complainant alleged that the offer was misleading in that it did not …
Politicians in the state of Kentucky, at one time among the most aggressive anti-online gambling states in the union, are taking a more positive tack when it comes to interactive lottery action. This week the state issued a Request for Proposals on its plans to introduce an online lottery system under the auspices of the …
Vast Studios, a Toronto-based casual games developer of desktop and mobile products, has been acquired by social gaming software and platform provider Isis Labs for Cdn$ 1.7 million. Isis chairman Daniel Kajouie said that over the years Vast has demonstrated a high capability which will be an asset in an industry increasingly approaching the intersection …
Two new slot releases have been announced by Swedish online gambling software developer Net Entertainment, Lost Island and Piggy Riches Touch. Lost Island is set in a forgotten land covered in tropical vegetation and dotted with ancient ruins. Players are tasked with discovering a prehistoric counting device that was invented by a mysterious tribe who …
Opposition Labour Party politicians in the UK are reportedly planning to extend the current horse racing levy paid on horse racing bets taken by bookmaking companies to retail and online sports betting in general, raising millions which they plan to spend on social projects associated with problem gambling and grass roots sports development. The Guardian …
Online casino games developer BetSoft Gaming has announced an agreement with turnkey gaming and sports betting solutions provider SBTech that will see it supplying its complete inventory of games to SBTech clients. Both desktop and mobile games are included in the contract, and the first SBTech operator to carry the suite will be 10Bet, a …
TVG Network, a Betfair subsidiary which broadcasts and accepts horse racing bets in America, has announced the multi-year extension of its contract with the New York Racing Association (NYRA) in a deal that embraces live horse races at NYRA’s Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Racecourse. TVG will increase the exposure for high definition telecasts …
Online and land gambling supplier Playtech plc has extended its product reach to the world’s oceans following an agreement to provide MSC Cruises with its Neon Casino Management System. The system will be deployed on MSC’s newest cruise liner, the MSC Preziosa, enabling the cruise operator to manage its gaming operations and offer passengers a …
The Odobo Marketplace has flagged an own product – a slot titled The Oddsventurers from Odobo’s in-house game development studio Wild Game Reserve….its first internal product. The Odobo Marketplace is an integrated online facility where the latest HTML5 games can be licensed from independent developers using the Marketplace platform to dispolay their wares. A spokesman …
The Swedish gambling monopoly Svenska Spel is hoping that it can build on the success of its online offering by introducing casino games, and has applied to the government for permission to do so in a planned expansion of its online and mobile channel, according to Swedish media reports. The company sustained an unwelcome decline …
Billboard adverts in London public spaces promising free-play action at 888 online casino have been found to be misleading by Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority following a challenge from the public. The challengers complained that the free-play incentive was misleading because there was a wager-through requirement attached to winnings…a restriction that the advertisement had not made …
The UK online casino and sportsbetting group 32Red has posted another record set of half-year numbers for the period ended June 30 2014, highlighting the following year-on-year advances: * NGR up 20 percent to GBP 15.2 million – GBP 14 million from the casino business and GBP 700,000 from other sources; * GGR up 19 …
The Russian news agency RAPSI reports that Russian president Vladimir Putin has signed a decree authorising land gambling in Crimea, a territory annexed from Ukraine by Russian political and activist interventions earlier this year. The decree covers specific areas within Crimea and Kuban, which now join four other regions in Russia as the sole locations …
The virtual currency online casino Bitstars.net has announced that it has inked a deal with live dealer supplier Ezugi for the supply of live table games including Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat and Lottery action. The live casino games will be streamed from Costa Rica, Bitstars manager Nikolica Vadaski said Tuesday, adding: “This is an excellent opportunity …
The respected international rating agency Fitch has issued a report on social gaming, noting that casino-themed games on social networks pose a competitive threat to regional land casinos. The agency additionally noted that online gambling is less of a threat as federal-level legislation is unlikely to be passed any time soon. “We believe there is …
The fantasy sports industry has thrown its support behind Sheldon Adelson’s attempt to ban internet gambling in the United States through the Restoration of America’s Wire Act introduced to Congress earlier this year by Senator Lindsey Graham and Representative Jason Chaffetz (see previous reports). Unsurprisingly, the Graham-Chaffetz proposals would leave the online activities of fantasy …
RealNetworks, which acquired Slingo in July last year for $15.6 million, has used the Casual Connect conference currently ongoing in San Francisco to debut its new Slingo Adventure game, described as an innovative spin on the classic slots and bingo combo that has proved popular with millions of players around the world. The new mobile …